Track and Field Tradition

 

2013 Horizon League Champions

The Youngstown State cross country and track and field programs have enjoyed numerous conference championships since 1994.

Starting with the 1994 men's cross country championship, the Penguins captured eight Mid-Continent Conference titles in a four-year span. Included in that dominating run was a sweep of the cross country, indoor and outdoor crowns by the men's team during the 1996-97 academic year. The women's track and field team put together a similar string of dominance in the Horizon League by winning five out of six titles from 2004-06.

Most recently, the men's program captured their first Horizon League title.



Here is an outline of YSU's all-time championships in cross country and track and field:

 

Horizon League Score Individual Champions

2014 - Men's Outdoor

1) YSU - 199
2) Milwaukee 189
Bobby Grace - Shotput
Arnaldo Morales - High Jump
Jay Jakovina - Long Jump
Austin McLean - Steeple Chase
Eric Rupe - 5,000-meter
Conner Neu - Hammer Throw

2014 - Women's Outdoor

1) YSU - 185
2) Detroit 116
Nina Grambling - Long Jump, 100-meter, 200-meter
Samantha Hamilton - 10,000-meter, 5,000-meter
Jennifer Neider - Shotput
Jessica Parham - Javelin

2014 - Women's Indoor

   

2012 - Women's Outdoor

1) YSU - 172
2) UWM - 129

Ciara Jarrett - 100m, 200m
Samantha Hamilton - 3,000m Steeplechase
Katrina Rettburg - High Jump
Alison Roth - Discus, Shot Put
Kaitlyn Griffith - Hammer Throw
Jessica Parham - Javelin

Jarret - Outstanding Track Performer
Roth - Outstanding Field Performer
Makayla Martin - Field Newcomer of the Meet

2009 - Women's Outdoor 1) YSU - 197
2) UWM - 167
Alisha Anthony - Triple Jump
Danielle Curry - Discus; Shot Put
Jen Grayson - High Jump
Lyndsie Hall - Javelin
Yandeh Joh - Heptathlon; 4x400m
Kari Kreutzfeld - 4x400m
Breanne Romeo - 4x400m
Emily Wollet - 4x400

Curry - Outstanding Field Performer
2008 - Women's Outdoor 1) YSU - 194
2) UWM - 178
Bethany Anderson - Hammer
Alisha Anthony - Triple Jump; 4x100m
Katie Betts - 4x100m
Darcelle Formby - 4x100m
Yandeh Joh - 4x400m
Kari Kreutzfeld - 4x100m, 4x400m
Breanne Romeo - 400m, 4x400m
Emily Wollet - 4x400

Anthony - Field Newcomer of the Meet
Romeo - Running Newcomer of the Year
2008 - Women's Indoor 1) YSU - 170
2) UWM - 159
Bethany Anderson - Weight Throw
Alisha Anthony - Long Jump
Danielle Curry - Shot Put
Jen Grayson - High Jump

Anderson - Outstanding Field Performer
Curry - Field Newcomer of the Year
Breanne Romeo - Running Newcomer of the Year
2006 - Women's Outdoor 1) YSU - 216
2) UWM - 205
Bethany Anderson - Shot Put, Hammer
Katie Betts - 4x100m, 4x400m
Danielle Bolt - 100m, 4x100m
Jeanna Cunningham - 4x100m, 4x400m
Satara Freeman - 100m Hurdles
Yandeh Joh - 4x100m, 4x400m
Kari Kreutzfeld - 4x400m
Katy Williams - Discus

Anderson - Outstanding Field Performer
Bolt - Outstanding Running Performer
Betts - Running Newcomer of the Year
2005 - Women's Outdoor 1) YSU - 180
2) Detroit - 151
3) UWM - 151
Bethany Anderson - Shot Put
Jeanna Cunningham - 4x400m
Aaliyah Gillespie - 100m Hurdles
Yandeh Joh - 4x400m
Leslie Johnson - 4x400m
Emily Schnitkey - 5,000m; Steeplechase
Emily Wollet - 4x400m

Anderson - Field Newcomer of the Year
2005 - Women's Indoor 1) YSU - 165
2) UWM - 104
Bethany Anderson - Shot Put
Danielle Bolt - 60m; 200m
Jeanna Cunningham - 400m; 4x400m
Aaliyah Gillespie - 60m Hurdles; 4x400m
Yandeh Joh - 4x400m
Emily Wollet - 4x400m
Carly Youlton - Long Jump; Triple Jump

Anderson - Field Newcomer of the Year
Youlton - Outstanding Field Performer
Cunningham - Outstanding Run Performer
2004 - Women's Outdoor 1) YSU - 131
2) UWM - 113
Danielle Bolt - 100m; 4x100m; 4x400m
Jeanna Cunningham - 4x100m; 4x400m
Aaliyah Gillespie - 4x100m; 4x400m;
  100m Hurdles
Leslie Johnson - 4x100m; 4x400m
2004 - Women's Indoor 1) YSU - 143
2) UWM - 113
Danielle Bolt - 60m; 4x400m
Alex Casi - 4x400m
Jeanna Cunningham - 4x400m
Aaliyah Gillespie - 60m Hurdles
Leslie Johnson - 400m; 4x400m
Emily Schnitkey - Mile

Bolt - Running Newcomer of the Year
2003 - Men's Indoor 1) YSU - 116
2) Loyola - 99
Eugene Harris - 60m; 200m
Kurt Michaelis - Mile

 

 

Mid-Continent Conference Score Individual Champions/All-Conference XC
1997 - Women's Cross Country 1) YSU - 39
2) S. Utah - 55
First-Team - Laura Thomas (1st); Andrea Cohol (3rd)
Second-Team - Amy Vernace (9th)
1997 - Women's Outdoor 1) YSU - 171.33
2) WIU - 170.5
Meressa Cornwell - Shot Put
Marcella Scaife - 400m; Long Jump
Laura Thomas - 5,000m; 10,000m
1997 - Men's Outdoor 1) YSU - 271.5
2) Troy State - 129
Bob Bond - 1,500m; Steeplechase
Paul Carter - 4x400m
Don Craig - 5,000m
Colin Klier - Hammer
Kofi Owusu-Ansah - 200m; 4x400m
Jason Pope - Pole Vault; Decathlon
Dave Purins - 4x400m
Kenric Reed - 4x400m
1997 - Men's Indoor 1) YSU - 201.5
2) UMKC - 161
Bob Bond - 3,000m; Mile
Paul Carter - 800m
Kofi Owusu-Ansah - 55m
Frank Pennel - 200m
Jason Pope - Pole Vault
Vikas Sheoran - High Jump
1996 - Women's Indoor 1) YSU - 104
2) Buffalo - 97
Kenitha Smith - 55m Hurdles
Marcella Scaife - 200m, Long Jump
1996 - Men's Cross Country 1) YSU - 47
2) Buffalo - 54
First-Team - Matt Folk (3rd)
Second-Team - Chris Emory (6th); Mark Brady (9th)
1995 - Men's Cross Country 1) YSU - 51
2) Buffalo - 56
First-Team - Mark Brady (5th)
Second-Team - Donn Craig (7th); Matt Folk (9th)
1994 - Men's Cross Country 1) YSU - 49
2) W. Illinois - 59
First-Team - Mark Brady (2nd)
Second-Team - Donn Craig (6th)

 

Prepared, in-part, by YSU Sports Information Director Trevor Parks.
Additional data provided by the Horizon League.

 

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